The days of the rural holiday villa are numbered, according to Taylor Wimpey España. The leading Spanish homebuilder has been operating in Spain for more than 50 years and over that time has seen second homeowners’ tastes change and evolve. Sales and Marketing Director Marc Pritchard explains, “Buyers are much more discerning than they used […]
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Goodbye villa, hello apartment!
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Spain’s tourism hits new record: 38 million in 7 months
Authorities say Spain has seen a record 38 million tourists in the first seven months of the year as a weak euro and security issues in other beach resort nations like Tunisia make it a more attractive destination. The state tourism office said Friday the January-through-July figure was 4.7 percent up on the record set […]
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British second home buyers opt for opulence in Spain
From designer clothes to high-end properties, Spain’s luxury market is picking up. In fact, Luxury Spain (the national association of the luxury industry) has projected that the sector will grow by 6% over the course of 2016. For many UK buyers, it is luxury properties that are proving most tempting in Spain right now. According […]
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Mallorca world’s most popular destination
The world’s most popular tourist destination is Mallorca, according to website HotelBeds. The island is even more popular than destinations like Disney World in Orlando, and is followed in popularity in Spain by Barcelona, Tenerife, Benidorm and the Costa del Sol. Mallorca is full to overflowing with tourists in hotels and apartments. In June, the […]
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More flights, more people and more second home sales mean higher prices on Mallorca
Spain’s Balearic Islands are one of Europe’s most attractive and loved summer sun destinations. Holidaymakers from mainland Spain, along with the UK, Germany and Italy flock to the islands every year, craving their perfect balance of sun, sea and sandy beaches. Amongst Spanish residents, the Balearics come second only to Andalusia in terms of popular […]
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Property prices creeping up on Spanish island of Mallorca
Property prices in the Spanish island of Mallorca are creeping up for the most sought after locations and sales are also rising, including at the lower end of the market. The latest real estate analysis of the island’s property markets shows that the recovery is well underway with prices up by an average of 10% […]
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Property sales in Spain reach three year high
Residential property sales in Spain increased in May to their highest level for three years, according to the latest official figures. But there is an ongoing collapse in new home sales, the data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows. Overall there were 26,455 homes sale in May, up 5% on last year and […]
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Brits ready with the readies in Spain this summer
It looks like Spain’s hopes for a record summer are well on the way to being realised and this tourism season it is the Brits who are ready with the readies. Official government figures for April showed that UK travellers spent in excess of €1 billion in Spain, making up 19.5% of the overall visitor […]
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Demand could push up prices in popular parts of Spain
Enquiries from international buyers for property in Spain have reached record breaking levels at a time when prices are still falling but demand could push up values in popular areas. Spanish property portal Kyero, which lists more than 200,000 homes from 3,000 estate agents, said it has had its busiest ever quarter and properties prices […]
